Silas van fatten



ATTORNEYS.

Patented Deo. 27,1881.

(No Model.)

PATENT OFFICE. A

sILAs `VAN PATTEN, or DUANESBURG, New YORK.

WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 251,659, dated December .27, 1881.

l Applicationled September 24,1881. (No model.) i

To all whom it mag/:concern:

Be it known that I, SILAS VAN PATTEN, of

` Duanesburg, in the county of Schenectady and part of the State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wagons, of which the followin gis afull, clear, and exact specification. Reference is to he had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure lis a plan. view of myimprovement, wagon-body being broken away. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same, taken through the line aux, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa sectional endl' elevation of the same, taken through the line y y, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sec-` tional side elevation of a part of the same, enlarged, taken through the line zz, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional end elevation of a part of'the same, enlarged, taken through the line w w, Fig. 4.

The special object of this invention is to provide wagons constructed in such a manner that they can be loaded and unloaded by the actionof the team while attached to the said Wagons. 4

A represents the rear wheels,B the forward wheels, G the rear axle, D the forward axle, E the rear bolster, F the forward bolster, G the reach,lH the body, and I the forward hounds, of an ordinary wagon.

To and between the forward ends of the hounds I is hingedthe tongue J, by a pin or bolt, K. The tongue J may be made a little shorter than an ordinary wagon-tongue, and to its upper sideis attached a plate,L, upon which rests and slides an extension-tongue, M.

To the forward end of the extension-tongue M is attached the neck-yoke N,and to its rearpartis pivoted the double-tree O, so that the neck-yoke and double-tree will always be at the same distance apart, in whatever position the said extension-tongue may be. The forward part of the extension-tongue M passes through a keeper, P, 'attached to the forward end of the tongue J.

To the lower side of the rear end of the extension-tongue M is attached a plate, Q the side edges of which are bent over; or its lower side is dovetailed to grasp and slide upon the link S will pass into is attached a block, R, the upper sildeof which `is recessed in the form of a double hook, as

shown in Figs.2 and 4, to receive the forward end of a link, S, and has the upper side of its ends beveled or inclined, so that the end of the the said recess automatically from either direction. The rear end of the link S is hinged to the axle D, the bolster F, the block-tongue, when used, or therearend of the tongue J, as the construction ot' they wagon-gearing may render most convenient. With thisfconstruction, `when the linkS is in the recess of the block R the extensiontongue will he held from sliding, `and the wagon can be drawn and backed, the same as an ordinary wagon. The forward end of the linkS passes .through a short slot in the forward end of the lever T, which is made with an offset in its middle part, and is fulcrurned at the said offset to the bolt K, that hinges the tongue J tothe hounds I.

To the rear end of the lever Tis pivoted the upper end of which is pivoted to the inner end of av short lever, V. The leverVis pivoted at its middle part to the forward side of the holster F, and to its outer end is pivoted the lower passes up at the side orl .end of the wagon-body H end of arod,W,which into such a position that it can be conveniently reached and operated by the driver to raise `the link S out of the recess inthe block 1t and release the extension-tongue M.

To the are pivoted the upper ends of two bars, X, which incline rearward and downward, and to their lower ends is attached the brake-bar Y, the bars X being made of such a length as to support the brake-bar Yin such a position that the brake-shoes Z will hear properly against the wheels A. f

To the brake-bar Y is attached the rear end of arod,a, which passes forward through guideholes in the axles C D or holsters E F, or hetween the said axles and holsters, or under the and is pivoted at its forward end to end of a short lever, b. The rod a said axles, the lower sides of the rear part of the body H 7s lower end of a short connecting-bar, U, theV IOO ing.

vthe d errick-arm f,

is jointed at or near the king-bolt or the joint in the-reachas the construction of the wagon may require, so that the said rod a will not interfere with the cramping of the wagon in turn- The lever b is fulcrumed at its middle part to the bolt K, that connects the tongue J with the hounds I, and its upper end projects above the said tongue J into such a position that when the link S is raised out of the recess in the block R, and the wagon presses forward against the horses, a side extension, c, of the block R will strike against and press back the upper end' ot' the lever b, drawing the-roda and brake-bar Y forward, so that the brake will be applied by the forward pressure ofthe wagon. When the forward pressure of the wagon ceases the brake-bar will bewithdrawn from the wagon-wheels by a spiral spring, d, placed upon the rod a, with its forwardend resting against the rear axle, C, and its rear end resting against the brake-bar Y.

To` the brake-bar Y, near one corner of the wagon-body H, is, pivoted the lower end of the derrick-post e, the arm fof which is strengthcned by the brace g.

h isthe hoistin g-rope, the rear end of which is connected with the substance to be loaded u-pon or unloaded from the wagon, and which may be a fork-load of hay or grai-n,.a stone, or any other loading. The rope hJ passesover pulleys-fj, pivoted to the outer and innerlendfsof around av pulley, 7c, pivoted to the brake-bar Y, through guide-holes in the axles-G D or holsters EF, or between the said axles and holsters,I and its forward end is attached to the side extension, @,of the block B, or some other support attached to the'rear end of the sliding or extension tongue M, sothat the rope h will be drawn forward to raise the loadingv by disengaging thelink S and starting the horses, and will be lowered by backing lthe horses.

With this construction, the derrick being pivoted to. the brake-bar, derrick-load will apply the brake, so wagon willi not be moved by the movement of the extension-tongue M in raising and lowering the said derrick-load.

I-f desired, and with some wagons this arrangement is preferable, the derrick can bev pivoted to the axle C at the side ofthe wagonbody. In this case the rope h should bepassed the 'weight of the that the around a guide-pulley pivoted tothe said axle C' before being passed around the pulley k, pivoted to the brake-bar Y, so that the weight of the derrick-load will apply the brake and hold the' wagon stationary.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as-new andd'esire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with the link S,hinged to axle, of the extension-tongue block R,'re

l cessed on the upper side in the form of a double hook, and having the upper side ot' its endsV beveled, whereby the link will pass into said recess. automatically from either direct-ion, as

. described.`

2. The combination, with the link S, hinged to axle, and thebolt K, connecting the tongue and hounds, of a. lever, T, having a front-end slot for the reception of the link, and fulcrumed at its middle offset to saidv bolt, as' shown and described.

3. The combination,with the hinged link S, ot'V the slotted lever T, the connecting-bars U W, and the connecting-lever V, substantially as' herein shown and described, whereby the said' hinged link can be readily raised to unlock the extension-tongue, as set forth.

4. The combination,l with the tongue J and the extension-tongue M, of the plate L, the keeper P, and. thedovetailed' plate Q, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the said, extension-tongue is kept. in place while movingj'forward and back, as set forth. 5; rEhe combination, with the suspended brake-bar Y, the extension-tongue M, and the wagon-gearing, of .the rod a and lever b, substantially as herein shown and'described,where. by the brake will be applied by the rearward .movement of the said extension-tongue, as set Orth;

6. The combination, with the brake-bar Y, the extension-tongue M, and the wagon-gearing, of the derrick e f g and the hoisting-rope h, substantially as herein shown anddescribe'd, whereby the forward and backward movements of the extension-tongue will raise and lower the derrick-loadv and'` apply the brake, as sct forth.

SILAS VAN PATTEN. 

